Global fintech group Capital.com on Tuesday reported $3.42 trillion in client trading volume for 2025, a 92.1% increase from $1.78 trillion in 2024.
The platform executed 224.8 million trades during the year, up 87% from 120.2 million. The figures represent notional turnover, not revenue or client assets, and can be amplified by volatility and shorter holding periods.
The Middle East accounted for approximately 50% of total volume, making it Capital.com’s largest region. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the primary driver within the region. European volumes rose 73% year-on-year, making it the second-largest region.
“2025 was marked by sustained macroeconomic uncertainty and cross-asset repricing. In that environment, our priority was not simply scale, but strengthening operational resilience and deepening a structured decision-support framework within a regulated setting,” said Rupert Osborne, CEO of Capital.com UK.
Gold and intraday behaviour
Gold was the most actively traded instrument by both volume and trade count. According to the platform’s data, 73.8% of gold trades were closed within one hour and 95.9% within 24 hours, pointing to activity driven by intraday reaction to macro prints and commodity swings rather than directional positioning.
It’s plausible that this gold-heavy, intraday mix amplified headline volumes during macro-driven spikes, a pattern that may not repeat if volatility compresses.
Crypto CFD trading volumes rose 150% year-on-year, with the platform offering over 450 crypto-related instruments. Overall market coverage expanded to more than 5,000 instruments, up from around 4,500.
Risk tools and stop-loss usage
Globally, 22.59% of positions were opened with a stop-loss attached, up from 22.01% in 2024. The shift is marginal, but the company frames it as a structural objective.
“Increasing the use of predefined risk parameters remains a structural objective, not a marketing metric,” said Osborne.
Stop-loss attachment is one of the few platform-level risk metrics brokers share publicly, though it is sensitive to product design choices and default UI prompts.
Capital.com now employs over 1,000 staff across seven global offices and recently secured a licence from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya, its most recent geographic expansion.
